Board of Trustees Awards Tenure to Five Faculty Members

By Tom Porter

The Bowdoin College Board of Trustees has granted tenure to five faculty members.

The promotions had been recommended by the board’s Academic Affairs Committee. The following faculty members

Bowdoin Officially Recognized as Research Institution

By Tom Porter

With more than 200 students each year pursuing faculty-mentored research, Bowdoin is one of the most active research institutions among liberal arts colleges today.

Students find that immersing themselves in a particular research question often serves as a springboard for independent study and honors projects.

This status has now been formally acknowledged by the Carnegie Classification systems, which rank higher education institutions.

Earlier this month, the

Polar Bears Power Past Eagles and Mules

Maddie Rouhana recorded three homeruns on Sunday, including two in the same inning against Colby.
Recap, photo courtesy of Bowdoin College

WATERVILLE, Maine – The Bowdoin softball team completed the series sweep of Colby and turned around to split a doubleheader against Husson on Sunday.

The Polar Bears (18-6, 4-2 NESCAC) pinned a 13-1 setback on the Mules (1-14, 0-3 NESCAC). Bowdoin fell 7-4 to the Eagles (9-8) in game one, before bouncing back for a 10-1 win in game two.

Colby Game Highlights

Bowdoin put a pair of runs on the board in the first inning and exploded for nine runs in the second. The Polar Bears added two in the fourth, answering a Colby run in the bottom of the third, to end the game in five innings.
Maddie Rouhana homered twice in the second inning, accounting for the first-year's four RBIs.
Caroline Rice tagged a double to drive in a pair of runs and totaled three for the game.
Claire McCarthy drove in two runs while going 2-for-3 at the plate.
Andrea Dorsa, Lauren O'Shea, Natalie Edwards, and Ruby Siltanen all drove in runs.
O'Shea, Rice, and Ali Miller all recorded a stolen base.
Husson Game One

Husson took the lead, scoring the game's first runs in the sixth inning. The Eagles went up 3-0, only

Bowdoin College Women's Lacrosse Scores Early and Often in Win Over Wheaton

Allison Williams had two goals and an assist against Wheaton
Recap, photo courtesy Bowdoin College

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's lacrosse team scored the first ten goals of the game in an eventual 16-5 non-conference win over Wheaton on Sunday afternoon at Ryan Field.

The Polar Bears move to 8-3 this season with the victory while the Lyons fall to 5-6 overall.

Game Highlights

Bowdoin methodically pulled away in the first half, scoring the first ten goals over a span of 22:50.
Katherine Miller scored all of her four goals in the run, which also included two goals from Elizabeth Growney and Kate Kelly.
Maggie Dymes got Wheaton on the scoreboard at 4:43 of the opening half, but Bowdoin's Hannah Hirschfeld notched her second goal of the period with 2:10 to go, giving the hosts a 11-1 lead at intermission.
The Polar Bears outscored the Lyons 5-4 in the running-time second half. Alexandra Logan scored twice for Bowdoin while Katie Peters and Maddy Lahm each had two goals for Wheaton.
By The Numbers

Bowdoin held a 40-12 advantage in shots, including 24-3 in the first half and committed just nine turnovers in the victory.
Katherine Miller led all scorers with four goals for Bowdoin while Kate Kelly had three. Elizabeth Growney and Allison Williams had two goals and an assist each for the Polar Bears.
Maddy Lahm and Katie Peters had two goals apiece for Wheaton.
In goal, Bowdoin's Kayli Weiss (one GA, one save) and Erin Morrissey (four GA, two saves) split halves. Wheaton's Molly Witten made nine saves (13 GA) in the first 42:30 before giving way to Galicia Rothe (three GA, four saves) over the final 17:30.
Up Next

Bowdoin heads to Waterville on Wednesday for an important NESCAC match at Colby at 7:00 p.m.
Wheaton heads to Wellesley for a 4:00 p.m. match Wednesday afternoon.

Bowdoin College Men's Lacrosse Takes Non-Conference Road Win at Montclair

Jimmy Young had two goals and four assists in the win at Montclair State
Recap, photo courtesy of Bowdoin College

MONTCLAIR, N.J. - The Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team rolled to its eighth straight win in a 16-5 non-conference victory at Montclair (N.J.) State on Saturday afternoon.

The Polar Bears improve to 8-2 after allowing just three goals over the final 45 minutes of the game while the Hawks fall to 4-4 this season.

Game Highlights

The teams traded goals in the opening quarter before consecutive goals by Shawn Daly and Daniel Buckman gave Bowdoin a 4-2 lead after one period.
A goal by Montclair's Matt Haemmerle trimmed Bowdoin's lead to 4-3 just ten seconds into the second quarter before the Polar Bears hit their stride.
Bowdoin scored the final five goals of the second quarter, sparked by a pair of Matthew Crowell goals, to take a commanding 9-3 lead at the break.
The Polar Bears continued to roll in the third period as Crowell found the back of the goal again along with Donal Mullane and Jimmy Brady to increase the lead to 12-4.
Bowdoin scored the first four goals of the fourth quarter to cap the victory.
By The Numbers

Jimmy Young paced the Polar Bears with six points on two goals and four assists.
Matthew Crowell added four goals while Shawn Daly scored three for Bowdoin.
John Young made six saves, allowing four goals, in 52:39 of play for the Polar Bears, followed by Jack Connor (one save in 7:13) and Matt Cote (1 GA, 0:18).
Sam Carlin was Bowdoin's top faceoff winner, claiming 7-13.
Bowdoin held a 35-31 advantage in shots for the game.
Up Next

Bowdoin returns to action on Wednesday evening with an important NESCAC home game against Colby at Whittier Field at 7:00 p.m.

Trinity Pins Pair of Setbacks on Bowdoin Baseball

Connor Lee recorded an RBI in game one and had a pair of hits in game two.
Recap, photo courtesy of Bowdoin

HARTFORD, Conn. – The Bowdoin baseball team suffered a Saturday sweep at Trinity, falling 7-2 in game one and 6-3 in game two.

The Polar Bears sit at 9-9 and 3-3 in NESCAC East action. Trinity climbs to 9-9 and 4-2 in conference play.

Game One Highlights

The Polar Bears fell behind 2-0 in the bottom of the first. Cooper Moody tallied an RBI single and Matt Koperniak stole home for the early lead.
Bowdoin chipped away at the Bantams lead, with Connor Lee driving in Austin Zakow in the second.
James McCarthy tallied an RBI single in the fifth to even the game.
Trinity put up five runs in the sixth to put the game away, with every run going down as unearned.
Max Vogel-Freedman suffered the loss, allowing seven hits and six runs, none earned. Vogel-Freedman recorded four K's and a walk.
Alex Shafer went the distance for Trinity with four hits allowed and six strikeouts.
Game Two Highlights

Bowdoin took its first lead of the day in the top of the third. Joe Gentile drove in Jack Wilhoite for an RBI single.
Mooney responded in the bottom half of the inning for Trinity, matching Gentile with an RBI single.
The Polar Bears regained the lead in the fourth as Colby Joncas singled and drove in Lee.
Again, Trinity responded with a matching RBI single in the bottom half.
The Bantams took their first lead with a two-run single from Carter Snyder.
Bowdoin cut the deficit to one run as Wilhoite doubled in the sixth.
Trinity plated one run in both the sixth and eighth innings.
Colby Lewis started for Bowdoin and pitched 4.2 innings with five strikeouts.
Lee was the only other Polar Bear with multiple hits.

Bowdoin Takes Game One Of Weekend Series At Trinity With 15-8 Win

Joe Gentile reached base four times, including three hits and a walk in 15-8 win over Trinity on Friday.
Recap, photo courtesy of Bowdoin

HARTFORD, Conn. - The Bowdoin baseball team took game one out of their three-game weekend series at Trinity by a score of 15-8 Friday night. The Polar Bears move to the top of the NESCAC standings after the victory. Even in the cold weather, the Polar Bears bats were hot in this one.

Bowdoin is now 9-7 on the season (3-1 NESCAC). While Trinity drops to 7-9 overall on the season (2-2 NESCAC). Bowdoin and Trinity came into game one of their series both 2-1 in conference play, so this was a very important win for the Polar Bears, making them the top baseball team in the NESCAC.

Game Highlights

The Polar Bears came out on fire in this one, scoring four runs in the top of the first inning. The first run came across the plate when Joe Gentile came up with the bases loaded and was granted first base on a catcher's interference call. Nick Sadler came home with the interference call, giving Bowdoin the early 1-0 lead.
With the bases still loaded, Austin Zakow was able to reach via base on balls, scoring Eric Mah and increasing the Bowdoin lead to 2-0.
With Polar Bears occupying every base, Colby Joncas delivered a 2-run single that scored Jack Wilhoite and Joe Gentile, making the score 4-0 in favor of Bowdoin.
Trinity did not take long to answer, despite being down four runs early. As they enjoyed a four-run first inning themselves.
The Bantams loaded the bases in the for Christian Orsini who hit a bases-clearing triple, scoring Johnny Stamatis, Matt Koperniak and Cooper Mooney, trimming the Polar Bear lead to one run at 4-3.
Orsini came across the plate via a wild pitch, tying the game at four in the bottom of the first inning.
Bowdoin re-took the lead in the top of the second as Gentile delivered a two-run single, scoring Mah and Sadler and giving the Polar Bears a 6-4 lead.
The Polar Bears tacked on another run in the second when Connor Lee hit a single that scored Brandon Lopez, making the Bowdoin lead 7-4.
Bowdoin had a huge seventh inning, as eight Polar Bears crossed the plate. The scoring in the seventh began as Mah hit a triple with the bases loaded, scoring Sadler, Joncas and Zakow.
Mah was then able to score on a wild pitch, giving Bowdoin the 11-4 lead in the seventh.
The scoring in the seventh inning continued for the Polar Bears when Wilhoite hit a RBI single that scored Lopez. The score went to 12-4 in favor of Bowdoin.
Zakow then came up to the plate with the bases loaded and cleared them all with a three-run double that scored Lee, Gentile and Wilhoite. Now 15-4 Polar Bears.
The Bantams tacked on another run in the eighth as Tyler Buckley hit a single that scored Alex Rodriguez, making the score 15-5.
Carter Snyder was called upon as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the ninth for Trinity and delivered with a RBI double that scored Brendan Pierce and trimmed the score to 15-6.
The Bantams wouldn't quit, as Mooney slugged a two-run home run that also plated Snyder and made the score 15-8 in favor of the Polar Bears.
By The Numbers

Gentile reached base four times for the Polar Bears, recording three hits and reaching via a walk. He also drove in two runners.
Mah went 2-for-6 with a triple and tallied three RBI for Bowdoin.
Zakow reached base three times for Bowdoin, going 1-for-3 with a double, two walks, and four RBI.
Joncas was 2-for-5 and drove in two Polar Bears.
Sadler recorded two hits and reached via base on balls and scored all three times he was on base.
Wilhoite also had two hits in six ABs, scoring two runs and hitting one in.
Lee and James McCarthy also recorded hits for Bowdoin.
The Polar Bears scored 15 runs on 15 hits in the win.
Mooney was able to get on base four times for the Bantams, with two hits including his ninth inning home run, two walks, tallying two RBI and two runs.
Orsini went 1-for-5 with a triple, three RBI and one run scored.
Snyder went 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit double for Trinity.
Pierce, Koperniak, Rodriguez, Buckley and Matthew Toth also recorded one hit apiece in the game.

Bowdoin College Carlin's Last-Second Game-Winner Propels Men's Lacrosse Over Bates

Sam Carlin scored the game-winning goal with 1.4 seconds remaining to push Bowdoin over Bates.

Recap, photo courtesy of Bowdoin College

LEWISTON, Maine - Sam Carlin won his 23rd faceoff of the game and scored the game-winning goal with just two seconds remaining to lift the Bowdoin College men's lacrosse team to a 14-13 win at Bates on Wednesday evening.

The Polar Bears extend their winning streak to seven games and stand at 7-2 (4-2 NESCAC) this season while Bates falls to 6-5 (2-4 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

• Bowdoin put Bates in a hole early, scoring the first four goals of hte game with one apiece by Matthew Crowell, Daniel Buckman, James Strabley and Jimmy Young.
• Curtis Knapton put Bates on the scoreboard with an unassisted tally with 1:03 left in the opening period.
• The teams traded three goals apiece in the second quarter as Bowdoin carried a 7-4 lead into the half.
• Bowdoin maintained a three goal lead early in the fourth quarter, 10-7, before a 4-1 Bates surge tied the game at 11-11 with 6:26 left.
• Bowdoin regained a two-goal edge at 13-11, as Daniel Buckman scored with 2:38 to go, followed by Brett Kujala's score from James Strabley with 1:40 left in the game.
• Bates' Eli Cooper then won his seventh faceoff of the game against Carlin, and after a Bates timeout, Curtis Knapton drove in from the left wing and scored to close the gap to 13-12.
• With 16.3 seconds remaining, Andrew Small buried the game-tying goal from 15 yards away, tying the game at 13-13, but leaving just enough time for Carlin's heroics. 
• After winning the ensuing faceoff, Carlin ranged around the Bates goal as the final seconds in regulation time ticked away. He cut in toward the left goalpost, muscled past a defender and flipped the ball past Bates goalie Rob Strain to clinch the win with 1.4 seconds on the clock.

By The Numbers

• Sam Carlin was outstanding, winning 23 of 30 faceoffs, collecting 18 ground balls and scoring twice in the fourth quarter to propel Bowdoin.
• James Strabley and Daniel Buckman had two goals and two assists each for the Polar Bears.
• Bates was led by four goals from Andrew Small.
• John Young made nine saves for Bowdoin while Rob Strain stopped 12 for the Bobcats.
• With shots (43-42 Bates) and man-up (Bowdoin 1-3, Bates 1-2) being almost identical, the difference in the game proved to be on the faceoff dot, where Carlin won 23 of 30 attempts in the match.

Up Next

• Bowdoin will take advantage of their NESCAC bye weekend to travel to play a non-conference match at Montclair (N.J.) St. on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

Bowdoin College Women's Lacrosse Wins Back-and-Forth Battle With Bates

Katherine Miller had four goals and two assists in Bowdoin's win over Bates on Wednesday night.

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College women's lacrosse team rallied from an early deficit to defeat Bates in a NESCAC match-up on Wednesday evening at Ryan Field, 15-13.

The 18th-ranked Polar Bears earn a much-needed NESCAC win and improve to 7-3 (3-3 NESCAC) while the Bobcats fall to 6-5 (1-2 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

• The Bobcats stormed out of the gate, scoring the first four goals of the contest and taking an early 6-1 lead.
• Annie Duke and Teal Otley sparked the game-opening surge with two goals apiece to give the visitors the early edge.
• Bowdoin rallied on the backs of Hannah Hirschfeld, Kara Finnerty and Katherine Miller, all who scored twice in the first half.
• The Polar Bears ended the opening frame on a 6-0 run to take a 7-6 lead at intermission.
• Bowdoin scored the first three goals of the second half, including a pair from Eliza Denious, to take a 10-6 lead with 28:44 to go.
• The Polar Bears still held a four-goal edge, 12-8, with under 21 minutes to go in regulation.
• Bates mounted a huge rally, scoring five goals in a span of nine minutes to erase Bowdoin's lead and regain the advantage, 13-12, on a Teal Otley score with 11:54 to go.
• Bowdoin settled and regained control, tallying the next three goals- from Denious, Miller and Kate Kelly, and the Polar Bear defense held Bates scoreless for the final 11:54 to clinch the win.

By The Numbers

• Katherine Miller led all players with four goals and two assists in the win for Bowdoin while Hannah Hirschfeld also scored four times.
• Eliza Denious added three goals for Bowdoin while Hirschfeld led the team with two ground balls and three caused turnovers.
• Annie Duke and Teal Otley had four goals apiece for Bates, who got ten draw controls from Allison Dewey.
• Kayli Weiss stopped seven shots for Bowdoin while Eliza Statile made eight saves for Bates.

Up Next

• Bowdoin returns to action with a non-conference game on Ryan Field against Wheaton on Sunday at 12:00 p.m.
• Bates heads south to play at Connecticut College on Saturday at noon.

Tufts Uses Three-Run Fifth to Top Bowdoin

Lauren O'Shea accounted for Bowdoin's lone run with a solo homer in the first

MEDFORD, Mass. – The Bowdoin softball team suffered a 3-1 setback in their NESCAC season opener as Tufts took a late lead in the Friday afternoon game.

The Polar Bears drop to 13-4 (0-1 NESCAC), while the Jumbos climb to 12-4 (1-0 NESCAC).

Game Highlights

• Bowdoin's Kate Hoadley cruised through the first four innings, allowing just one hit, before Samantha Siciliano launched a two-run blast in the fifth to take the lead.
• The Polar Bears took the lead in the top of the first of a solo shot from Lauren O'Shea over the left field fence.
• Tufts evened the game on an RBI double in the fifth by Emma Della Volpe, followed by Siciliano's two-run shot.

By the Numbers

• Jumbos pitcher Kristi Van Meter pitched a complete game, allowing four hits and one run with six strikeouts.
• Hoadley allowed four hits and three runs with a pair of walks in six innings.
• Claire McCarthy was the only player on either team to record multiple hits, as each team tallied four total.

Bowdoin College Baseball Opens Conference Play With 3-1 Win Over Bates

Jack Wilhoite earned the save with two innings of work, striking out five. Catcher Colby Joncas drove in the game's first run.

WATERVILLE, Maine – The Bowdoin baseball team opened NESCAC play with a 3-1 victory over Bates on Friday afternoon.

The Polar Bears (7-6, 1-0 NESCAC) rode three strong performances on the mound and timely hitting to collected their first conference win of the year. The Bobcats (3-7, 0-1 NESCAC) swept Bowdoin in the 2017 series.

Game Highlights

• Max Vogel-Freedman escaped an early bases loaded jam in the first inning, following up with four innings without allowing a Bates runner past second.
• Bowdoin got on the board in the bottom of the second. Jack Wilhoite tagged a leadoff single to left and advanced into scoring position on a groundout from Nick Sadler. Colby Joncas drove in the run, singling to left.
• The Bobcats denied any more Polar Bear runs in the fourth, as Connor Russell found the final out of the inning with runners on second and third.
• Pat Beaton led off the sixth with a single to center and came around to tie the game on Jack Arend's double to center.
• Bowdoin responded in the bottom half of the inning as Connor Lee connected with a bases loaded fielder's choice that plated Austin Zakow.
• In the seventh, with Ben Suski waiting at second, Joe Gentile bagged a ground-rule double over the fence in right center for the 3-1 lead.
• Jack Wilhoite came in to pitch the final two innings for Bowdoin, retiring the side in the eighth.
• Bates threatened in the final inning with runners on the corners. Wilhoite escaped without allowing a run, striking out his third batter of the frame.

By the Numbers

• Vogel-Freedman pitched six innings, allowing six hits and one run with five strikeouts. Colby Lewis pitched a complete seventh for the Polar Bears (one strikeout, one walk, no hits), before Wilhoite closed out with five K's and one hit allowed.
• Russell surrendered six hits in as many innings, with three strikeouts and a pair of walks.
• Connor DiVincenzo went 2-for-4 at the plate. Jack Arend reached first in all three of his at-bats.
• Wilhoite and Brandon Lopez both went 2-for-4 at the plate.

Ephs ride big second half to 17-8 win over men's lacrosse

Senior captain Clarke Jones led the Bobcats with four goals on Saturday, March 24, 2018 against Williams. (Theophil Syslo/Bates College)

LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bates men's lacrosse team scored just two goals in the second half in a 17-8 loss to the Williams College Ephs Saturday at Garcelon Field. 

It's the largest margin of defeat for the Bobcats (4-4, 1-3 NESCAC) since they lost 17-8 to Amherst in 2014. 

Brendan Hoffman paced Williams (3-3, 2-2 NESCAC) with four goals and an assist while senior captain Clarke Jones (Pepper Pike, Ohio) led Bates with four goals, an assist, five ground balls and two caused turnovers .

With the score tied at six at halftime, the Ephs scored the first two goals of the second half and never trailed after that. The Bobcats took advantage of a man-up situation and Jones brought the Bobcats to within one on an assist from sophomore Curtis Knapton (Westbrook, Maine) with 11:20 left in the third quarter.

But Cory Lund scored the first of his three goals with 7:13 to go in the third. Then Hoffman scored with 4:15 remaining and Lund tallied another goal on an assist from John Hincks with 1:14 left.

Trailing 11-7 at the end of three, the fourth quarter started terribly for Bates when the Ephs' Angus O'Rourke won the opening faceoff and charged down the field, scoring a goal to put Williams up five. Knapton answered less than a minute later but Bates did not score again. The Ephs scored the final five goals of the game to pull away for the victory. 

Williams also scored the first four goals of the contest before the Bobcats rallied. 

Sophomore Matt Chlastawa (Westfield, Mass.) found first-year Jack Scribner (Falmouth, Maine) and Scribner got the Bobcats on the board with 5:09 to go in the first quarter. Then Knapton connected with Jones with 1:37 remaining in the first to cut the deficit to 4-2.

Senior Parker Strong (Wenham, Mass.) scored his second goal of the season to open the second quarter on an assist from junior Rocco Fantoni (Hauppage, N.Y.) to trim the deficit to 4-3.

The Ephs responded with two straight goals before Jones scored unassisted with 7:43 left in the half to cut the Williams lead to 6-4. Chlastawa and the Bobcats took advantage of a man-up situation with 2:59 left in the half and Jones tied the score at six with just 26 seconds remaining. 

But the second half belonged to Williams, as they outscored Bates 11-2 to conclude the game.

The Ephs won 19 of 29 faceoffs and won the ground ball battle 41-31. Williams' George Peele impressed in the cage with 13 saves. 

The Bobcats are back in action Tuesday when they host Endicott at 5:00 p.m.

Bowdoin College Softball Finishes Off Florida Trip With Trio of Wins

CLERMONT, Fla. – The Bowdoin softball team won its final three games in Florida to wrap a successful season opening two weeks.

The Polar Bears return to Maine with a 13-3 record. Bowdoin defeated Plymouth State (7-6) in a 2-0 final, Wisconsin-Stevens Point (6-6) 9-2, and Juniata (4-6) 11-3.

Plymouth State Highlights

• Neither team could break through until the sixth inning, when Bowdoin put up a pair of runs.
• Claire McCarthy put Bowdoin on the board with an RBI single. Ruby Siltanen added an insurance run with another RBI single.
• Jordan Gowdy and Lauren O'Shea each had a stolen base. Gowdy reached base three times in the game.
• Kate Hoadley pitched all seven innings and allowed six hits with as many strikeouts.

Wis.- Stevens Point Highlights

• The Pointers went up 1-0 in the bottom of the first on a sacrifice fly to right.
• Stevens Point doubled its lead in the third, this time pushing a runner across the plate with a bunt.
• Bowdoin came alive in the fifth, scoring seven runs. Ali Miller got the Polar Bears started with a double to center and Emma Stevens drove in another run with a similar ball.
• Caroline Rice later wore a bases loaded pitch, pushing Stevens home.
• McCarthy emptied the bases with a triple down the leftfield line.
• The Polar Bears' final run of the inning came on an RBI groundout by Natasha Fingar.
• Miller tripled in the sixth to drive in another Bowdoin run. Stevens recorded the final RBI of the game, driving in Miller with the next at-bat.
• Allison Rutz pitched all seven innings and allowed nine hits. The sophomore allowed just two runs with no walks and a pair of strikeouts.

Juniata College Highlights

• Samantha Valdivia put Bowdoin on the board with a two-run double in the second. Gowdy drove in another run, followed by an RBI single from O'Shea and double by Rice.
• Juniata scored all three of its runs in a single blast as Alyssa Shedlock recorded a three-run homer in the third.
• Miller tagged a two-run double in the fifth and Natalie Edwards scored on an Emma Stevens sacrifice fly.
• The Polar Bears drove in three more runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by a Siltanen RBI single to center.
• Siltanen pitched all six innings and allowed five hits with four strikeouts.
• O'Shea went 3-for-4 at the plate.

Up Next

• Bowdoin opens NESCAC play at Tufts on March 30.